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Manufacturer specifications for ST2000DM001 and ST2000DM002
Specification	ST2000DM001	ST2000DM002
Manufacturer	Seagate	Seagate
Product family	Desktop HDD	Desktop HDD
Model number	ST2000DM001	ST2000DM002
Capacity (TB)	2	2
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s	SATA 6 Gb/s
Cache (MB)	64	64
Form factor	3.5-inch	3.5-inch
Average idle power (W)	5.4	5.4
Power-on hours per year	2400	2400
Workload rating (TB/year)	55	55
Average operating power (W)	8	8
Manufacturer limited warranty	2 years (eligible new drives)	2 years (eligible new drives)
Sustained transfer (up to MB/s)	210	210

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ST2000DM001

Seagate Desktop HDD manufacturer specifications ↗ · pages 3

Reviewed 2026-09-07. Published specifications; no independent benchmark or failure-rate claim.

ST2000DM002

Seagate Desktop HDD manufacturer specifications ↗ · pages 3

Reviewed 2026-09-07. Published specifications; no independent benchmark or failure-rate claim.

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